In this title sequence we see the first five minutes of Sexy Beast, and in this sequence alone we already discover a lot about what seems like one of the main characters. This being Gary Dave, played by Ray Winstone. The mise en scene shows the audience that Gary is a rich and mean guy in his 50s.
From the second shot we can already tell a lot about Gary, this overhead shot shows him laying down on a beach chair taking in the sun, his tan shows that he has been doing this for a while. We also see alcohol, cigarettes and skin lotion on the right. All of these give of the impression that this man doesn't have any worries, possibly he could be on holiday.
From only the opening sequence it is hard to tell if the genre is a comedy, drama, action or crime. Seeing the way he narrowly misses the massive boulder, then he barely reacts to seeing it in the pool and then the water hitting him makes this seem like more of a comedy/action film. The fact that he seems incredibly rich and that this boulder barely bothered him also drives the audience to think that he might have been a gangster of some sort in the past so this didn't scare him compared to what he has encountered in the past. This leading me to think this film could also be in the genre of crime.
Overall this sequence leads me to think that this film is about a retired gangster or successful business men that somehow gets called back into the game. Whatever this might be. I liked the camera work, many overhead shots of him and the pool.
Below is the opening credits sequence:
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